China's naval power : an offensive realist approach ? /
by Yves-Heng Lim.
- xii, 217 pages ; 25 cm.
- Corbett centre for maritime policy studies series .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-211)and index.
Naval power and the quest for regional hegemony -- China's rise in East Asia: the political context of Beijing's bid for regional hegemony -- The offensive turn of China's naval strategy and doctrine -- The modernization of Chinese naval forces -- Taiwan and beyond -- Territorial and maritime issues in the China seas -- The great naval chessboard: sea power and the Chinese quest for hegemony -- Conclusion, (Not) born to be blue?